We can safely abandon the doctrine of the eighties, namely that the rich were not working because they had too little money, the poor because they had much.

Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

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It has been the acknowledged right of every Marxist scholar to read into Marx the...

It has been the acknowledged right of every Marxist scholar to read into Marx the...

When people put their ballots in the boxes, they are, by that act, inoculated against...

When people put their ballots in the boxes, they are, by that act, inoculated against...

Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

Few things are more tempting to a writer than to repeat, admiringly, what he has...

Few things are more tempting to a writer than to repeat, admiringly, what he has...

One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen...

One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen...

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door.

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When...

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When...

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so...

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so...

It is a commonplace of modern technology that problems have solutions before there is knowledge...

It is a commonplace of modern technology that problems have solutions before there is knowledge...

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.

The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.

In economics, the majority is always wrong.

In economics, the majority is always wrong.

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

Food - taken to support life Wine - taken to enrichen life Food and Wine...

Food - taken to support life Wine - taken to enrichen life Food and Wine...

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or...

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or...

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...

Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them...

Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them...

If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers...

If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers...

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably...

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably...